Incarceration

Indiana Public Broadcasting & Side Effects

Lawmakers' Next Step In Reducing Jail Overcrowding Is Local Justice Councils

Indiana lawmakers are pushing local criminal justice leaders to examine more closely why people are incarcerated.Legislation, House Bill 1068, approved by…

Indiana Public Broadcasting & Side Effects

Program Connects Ex-Offenders With Health Care Before Release

A recently expanded program in Indiana connects people about to leave prison with health care and other resources. The Indiana Re-Entry Program is run by…

Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Ill. The prison was first built in 1878.

Health

Illinois Prison Monitor 'Absolutely Convinced' Mentally Ill Inmates Abused

Christine Herman

The Illinois Department of Corrections continues to flounder in its efforts to care for inmates with mental illness, according to a new report authored...